What happens if I play my WIi on a 720p HDTV?

No component cables = meh

with component cables = good/better than normally.

But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

Yep.

But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

480p. If you want to get 720p or highr on EVERYTHING, get a upscaling receiver. Anyways, the Wii looks just fine with component cables on an HDTV, unless of course, you only care for graphics.

[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?Duckman5

Yep.

So will it look that bad?

[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?Duckman5

Yep.

480p actually

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[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?Dr_DudeMan

Yep.

480p actually

oh and it supports widescreen 480p, so it looks pretty darn good in my opinion.

But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

480p*

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[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

Yep.

So will it look that bad?

Why do you keep thinking that? It will look GOOD BETTER than regular.

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]

[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

Yep.

So will it look that bad?

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]

[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

Yep.

So will it look that bad?

No, it will look a little less crisp, but theres not much of a difference.

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[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?DMRaMeX

Yep.

So will it look that bad?

Not at all, after playing my Wii for quite awhile with composite cables, I got pretty used to it.

When I put in the component cables, I felt like going back and playing all the games I had allready beaten just to gaze in awe at the difference. It especially makes a difference on VC games. Ocarina of Time really comes to life!:)

[QUOTE="DMRaMeX"]But doesn't the component cables only go up to 420p?gromit007

480p. If you want to get 720p or highr on EVERYTHING, get a upscaling receiver. Anyways, the Wii looks just fine with component cables on an HDTV, unless of course, you only care for graphics.

What happens if I play my WIi on a 720p?blue-fish

[QUOTE="blue-fish"] What happens if I play my WIi on a 720p?dieworm

LOL! You had me explode with laughter..

Actually, the way the title is phrased was asking for it! It did take so man posts before someone said the obvious.

Actually, component cables can support up to 1080p. It's all very confusing, because there are different types of component cables; I spent a lot of time researching it. Older specs say it doesn't, but times have changed. What's different now is manufactures of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD don't allow a 1080p signal to pass through a component connection, since it doesn't have DRM protection. Yea, it gets really confusing.

Now to your question. Really, nothing will happen. Depending on the cable you use, it will be a 480i or 480p resolution. 480p does improve the picture a bit, but you will see more imperfections (like jaggies) in the graphics. Developers can use anti-aliasing to make this less noticeable, but sadly, Wii will continue to have this problem. But, it's not a huge issue. All of this is way confusing. Just know that your Wii will be OK.